Demountable hinge



Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

CALVIN J. MINTON AND CHARLES H. HOLMES, OF GAGE, OKLAHOMA.

DEMOUNTABLE HINGE.

Application filed April 5, 1920. Serial No. 371,327.

To all whom it may canoe m:

Be it known that we, CALVIN J. MiNTON and CHARLES H. HOLMES, citizens of the United States, residing at Gage, in the county of Ellis and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Demountable Hinges; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to hinges for screen doors, storm doors, and the like, and aims to provide a demountable hinge enabling the door to be readily removed from its support to be stored away for a period of time and permitting the door to be subsequently applied to the door casing or frame in a convenient and simple manner, and avoiding the necessity for removing and replacing screws or securing elements as usual, requiring time and trouble and also resulting in damage to the frame and easing of the door.

Another object is the provision of a hinge which can remain permanently'secured to the door, in combination with a keeper to remain on the door frame or casing for receiving the hinge in applying the door to the casing, and enabling the door with the hinges to be readily removed at any time.

A further object is the provision of a hinge construction of the character described which is reversible at the right and left hand edges of the door, without requiring right and left hand hinges.

It is also the object to provide such a hinge construction which can be inexpensively manufactured and which is simple and durable in construction as well as practical and efficient in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is an elevation showing the hinge as applied to the right hand edge of the door, and engaging the keeper.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the line 22 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the hinge applied to the left hand edge of the door and lifted out of the keeper, as when'removing or applying the door.

The hinge comprises the two flat vertical leaves 5 and 6 spaced apart, and provided at their upper and lower ends with ears 7 extending outwardly at an angle and overlapping one anol her with a vertical rod or pin 8 extending through said ears to hinge the leaves 5 and 6 together. If a spring hinge is desired, a coiled wire torsion spring 9 surrounds the rod 8 and has its terminals 10 bearing against the leaves whereby to exert tension for swinging the door closed, although the spring can be omitted if such tension on the door is not wanted. Each of the leaves have apertures 11 for the reception of screws 12 or other securing elements used for fastening the corresponding leave to the door 13. The hinge also employs a keeper 1.4:, struck from sheet metal the same as the hinge leaves and preferably of angular form, having the flange 18 to overlap the door casing or frame behind the edge of the door, as seen in Fig. 2. This keeper 14- is secured over the corner of the door frame or casing by means of screws 16 or other securing elements extending through apertures in said keeper. and the keeper is provided with upper and lower pairs of retaining lugs 16 struck outwardly therefrom and projecting toward one another to constitute means for receiving either hinge leaf, the edges of the hinge leaves projecting beyond the lower ears '7, so that they can slide into and out of engagement with the lugs 16. Each hinge leaf is provided at its outer edge and near its upper end with a shoulder 17 to seat on one of the lugs 16, when such leaf is slid downwardly into engagement with the keeper, to thereby support the hinge.

The device is reversible so that it can be used at either edge of the door. Thus, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the hinge is used at the right hand edge of the door by securing the leaf 5 to the face of the door near said edge, and securing the keeper 14 to the right hand side of the door casing or frame, the parts being so arranged, that in applying the door to the casing or frame,

the leaf 6 is simpl slid downwardly along the keeper 14 so that its edges move behind the retaining lugs 16, thereby attaching the leaf 6 to the door frame or casing in a convenient and facile manner, and the shoulder 17 of the leaf 6 seats on one of the upper lugs 16 to support the hinge from the frame.

Conversely, by lifting the door, the leaf 6 will be lifted out of engagement with the keeper, enabling the door to be quickly removed, as when storing it away for a season or period of time. In this manner, the door can be quickly applied to and removed from the casing or frame without the necessity of applying or removing screws or other securing elements, and without injuring or marring the wood.

In using the hinge at the left hand edge of the door, as shown in Fig. 3, the leaf 6 is secured to the face of the door near the left hand edge thereof, said leaves being in the same upright position as seen in Fig. 1, but the keeper 14 is turned upside down, being alike at both ends, and is secured to the left hand side of the door frame or casing. The leaf 5 is now movable into and out of engagement with the keeper in applying and removing the door.

The present hinge is adapted especially for use on screen doors, storm doors, or the like, which are used during certain seasons of the year, and stored away for other periods whereby such doors can be readily mounted and demounted with the hinges without the usual annoyance of applying and removing screws, which also are objectionable in that the wood is gradually destroyed by the action of the screws and exposure of the holes to the elements when the hin es are removed.

l-l aving thus described the what is claimed as new is 1. A demountable right and left hand hinge comprising a, pair of leaves having outstanding ears at their upper and lower ends overlapping and hingedly connected,

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each leaf being flat and having apertures for securing it to a door so that either leaf can be secured flatly against the door with the leaves in the same upright position, and a keeper having outstruck lugs projecting toward one another for slidably receiving the edge portions of said leaves, said keeper being reversible for use at either side of the door frame and to receive either leaf, and the ears of said leaves at one end being located between and spaced from the edges of the leaves in order to pass between said lugs.

2. A demountable right and left hand hinge comprising a pair of leaves having outstanding cars at their upper and lower ends overlapping and hingedly connected, each leaf being flat and having apertures for securing it to a door so that either leaf can be secured flatly against the door with the leaves in the same upright position, and an angular keeper to be secured to either the right or left hand corner of a door frame, said keeper being reversible by turning it up side down for changing from one side of the frame to the other, one portion of said keeper having outstruck lugs projecting toward one another to be disposed at the outer side of the door frame for receiving the edge portions of either of said leaves, the ears of said leaves at one end thereof being located between and spaced from the edges of said leaves in order that when one of the leaves is slid into engagement with said lugs, the corresponding ear will move between said lugs, the leaves and keeper having portions to come into contact when either leaf is slid into engagement with said lugs.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in th presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CALVIN J. MINTON. CHARLES H. HOLMES. Witnesses J. A. HOLT, L. B. THOMAS. 

